Dating led to marriages stronger than steel, and different cultures have become increasingly mixed

The first dating sites have appeared in the 1990s, has changed since the structure and fabric of society. Today, more than a third of all marriages begin with an introduction to the Internet.

Typically, the earlier people met their soul mate among the closest of friends, through friends, relatives or colleagues. dating sites have changed this tradition, giving us a chance to meet the person from any corner of the planet.

To date, the Internet is the second most popular way to explore among heterosexual couples and the first among same-sex couples.

On the chart clearly shows how the Internet has affected the lives of modern generations.

The emergence of this method of dating has led to significant changes in society. People who meet each other in online spaceOften they do not know each other. As a result, there are no existing social networks before.

Research scientists in the field of online dating

Scientists Jose Ortega (Josue Ortega) from the University of Essex and the Philip Ergovich (Philipp Hergovich) from the University of Vienna examined how this affected the racial diversity in society. "We are faced with an important task - to understand the process of the emergence of international marriages, as they are the measure of social distance between different groups of people", - said Ortega Ergovich.

They constructed a model of society in which men and women of different nationalities could choose a partner only among those with whom they have a relationship. For such a society characterized by a low level of inter-ethnic marriages. However, another model in which researchers established links between people from different ethnic groups, showed that the level of international marriages has increased dramatically.

"Our models predict almost complete racial integration in connection with the advent of sites Me, even if the person met through them are not so many potential partners ", - say scientists. According to them, the model also shows that the marriages that took place as a result of online dating, much stronger.

Among couples who met the web, there is a lower divorce rate compared with those pairs that meet the traditional way.

Then, the scientists compared the results of studies of models of society with the observed growth rate of international marriages in the United States. In some parts of the country mix of nationalities it was banned until 1967. However, with the advent of online dating sites in 1995, such as of Match.com, the number of interracial marriages has increased dramatically.

Growth rate further increased in the 2000s, when online dating began to gain great popularity. The next leap took place in 2014. Most likely, this has affected the appearance of the popular online applications for Me Tinder, Which is used by over 50 million people and through which there is more than 12 million dating day.

Thus, the researchers concluded that online dating has become the main factor in increasing the number of international marriages.